Parker NH
 

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nice

and i see a hunting partner wondering why its on table top and not in the field

looks like the twin to calvins gun that hes got for sale.....nice gun i love the old tens... charlie

Calvin's gun inspired this purchase, at least in part. I think it is a no. 2 frame too and am going to check when I get home.

Mine is a No. 2 frame, sure enough

Mills, have you ginned up any reloads for it yet and tried it on game or clay? I believe you will enjoy the long range performance of a 10 bore Parker.

Not this particular one yet, but that is coming up this weekend. Hoping to try it on both turkeys and clays.

Have some RST no. 5's for the turkeys and RST no. 8's for the clays. Used my EH on clays about a month ago and it was not a fair fight. Really looking forward to duck season. :usa:

mills the ten will do its job very good...theres not a better turkey gun made...lite enough to carry and handle well...ilike my 8 ga but its a buger to carry very far...i can handle my 9 + lb no 3 frame parker a good ways but that old 15 lb fa loomis of destereys will wear you out...but it willkill a turkey better and farther than anything ive got...but the ten is the better all around gun...ive got a 2 frame d grade parker but some body cut the barrels to 26 inches so no ckoke...not to good of a turkey gun... i would buy calvins gun but its just not in the book rite now....would love to have a 2 frame with some really tite chokes... hope you get to get a turkey with the gun... charlie

An 8 gauge is on my wish list. I also recently bought a DH 10, with cut barrels, but it is at the shop getting fixed. The EH has cut barrels too, I suspect, but this NH appears original.

Mills, Great gun. You'll really like it. Does yours have chambers for brass shells. I still have mine. There's a Grade 3 hammer gun out there that I want (give you all a hint, the snake gun I call it) but I really like the ol NH. best ch

I am still too much a novice to tell if it is for brass shells. I use RST in all my Damascus/Twist barrel guns. I bet our two guns were made around the same time as they seem to have almost all the same features.

Oh i'm the same. Take some thing like a unsharpend pencile and stick it down the chamber and if you can fell the step where the chamber ends its for brass if you can't fell it it's tapered. best ch when was yours made mine in 1892.

There appears to be a small step. I assume it is still safe for RST shells?

Yes, they will open short of the step. Can you fell the step or just see it? ch

I can feel it with a pen. It is somewhat visible looking down the barrel. The turkeys are usually pretty wizened this time of year, after a month of my Dad and brother chasing them around the woods. Another reason to get the extra range with the 10 gauge.:whistle:

load one barrel with no 2 s the other barrel of your choice... charlie

I've got RST no. 5's.

ok shell...rst makes a good shell...but a load of no 2s to back them rst 5 s up is like iceing on the cake if you need them... charlie

What company do you recommend? Always looking for suggestions